podlet 0 Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 Hi everyone, My sister and I have roughly an 8-10 hours between flights in Tokyo on our return to Australia, so were thinking of checking our luggage through to Sydney from Sapporo, then checking out some of tokyo. Obviously we'll need to allow for checkin at Narita etc, so perhaps realistically there's half that time, so 4-5 hours for looking around. Where can i see a map of where the airports are in relation to each other? I'm visual, so reading words doesn't really help, I need to see a picture Link to post Share on other sites
3da5snow 0 Posted January 6, 2007 Share Posted January 6, 2007 google earth Link to post Share on other sites
JPchucky 0 Posted January 6, 2007 Share Posted January 6, 2007 Just discovered Google earth the other day. I know I'm always a bit behind. I keep telling people about it, and there like "Old news bro". I can't stop playing with it, I've been lookin for different mountains, my house, and work place. Pretty fun. Does anyone have the advanced one that you have to pay for? Link to post Share on other sites
podlet 0 Posted January 9, 2007 Author Share Posted January 9, 2007 I can't access it from my work PC and my home laptop doesn't have enough grunt to run it. Tried, but it puts itself into safe mode when i try to run it. Google maps is in Japanese and the searches I've done have brought up parks in the middle of tokyo Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted January 9, 2007 Share Posted January 9, 2007 Isnt narita far from tokyo though? Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted January 9, 2007 Share Posted January 9, 2007 what do you wanna see in Tokyo? Cement? Big buildings? Over-croweded trains? Ahhhh, I know, you wanna get lost in the subway system and never get home...have heard lots of stories bout gaijin going down, but never coming up Link to post Share on other sites
speightsman 0 Posted January 9, 2007 Share Posted January 9, 2007 It's about an 1hr and a half to Tokyo station from Narita on the express. Suggest you try and stay for a few days or don't bother. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted January 9, 2007 Share Posted January 9, 2007 I don't know, if you want to cram into the Narita express each way and alight at Shinjuku, there's plenty to see there. Link to post Share on other sites
mattlucas 0 Posted January 9, 2007 Share Posted January 9, 2007 Where is that airport that Uma Thurman flew into in Kill Bill? That was right in the city How close is Haneda? Or has my joke flopped Link to post Share on other sites
TJ OZ 0 Posted January 9, 2007 Share Posted January 9, 2007 It takes 1 hour to get to Tokyo Station from Narita on the Narita express. From there it is a short stroll to the Palace grounds. You could also take the train to Shibuya from Tokyo station(approx 25 min) which is like the time square of Japan. Lots of shopping bars and restaurants. Definately worth heading out to. If you want to go window shopping try the Ginza strip which is only a five minute taxi from Tokyo station. Link to post Share on other sites
farquah 0 Posted January 9, 2007 Share Posted January 9, 2007 I live in Narita, it`s only 55 mins on the Keisei Limited express train to Nippori. Here you can catch the Yamanote line to all major parts of Tokyo. Also the Keisei train is only 780yen to tokyo rather than the 3,000 yen for the NEX JR train, or the 1000 yen for the rapid JR train which both do it in about the same time. (except NEX goes direct to Shibuya). From Haneda you have to change a few times which adds time, just change at Shinagawa onto Yamanote and then get off at Nippori. There is also the Keisei Skyliner which is bit quicker and about 1700yen. Also from Nippori or Ueno. If youa re in Narita for a night, check out the Barge Inn its a british pub, or there is the Hard Rock Cafe now in the Aeon shopping Mall. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 why on earth would you want to visit a brit pub when you're in Tokyo? You have to go to a local Izakya and get proper Japanese lung cancer. And where's the visual map for all this? Link to post Share on other sites
John Deere 0 Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 Go to Ginza, check out the lights, you can change at Nippori for that I believe. Go to Akhiabara (SP??)to check out the electronics on the way back to the airport, and right next door is the Kanda ski shop district. Or you could check out a shinto temple, they are pretty cool. If you get lost just open a lonely planet guide and look at some signs, someone will offer you assistance in English within about 30 seconds, the Japanese are a great bunch of people Link to post Share on other sites
skichic 0 Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 Familiar faces around here Link to post Share on other sites
podlet 0 Posted January 11, 2007 Author Share Posted January 11, 2007 Our flight from Sapporo is domestic and we'll be transferring to Narita for the flight to Sydney, so will travelling from haneda to narita take us anywhere near Tokyo metro area or around it or nowhere near it? Thanks for the info so far, I have asked others who have been there and live there and they say it's possible or at least not impossible as some here have suggested. We won't be able to overnight or spend a few days, tickets are already booked and paid for, that will have to wait until the next trip when I ski somewhere on Honshu Link to post Share on other sites
longboardsk8man 0 Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 To get from Haneda to Narita you will need to take the monorail from Haneda to Hamamatsucho. Once at Hamamatsucho, change trains there and Tokyo is three stops on the the Yamanote line. (Hamamatsucho - Shinbashi - Yurakucho - Tokyo). From Tokyo you can then take the Narita Express to get out to the Airport (1hr). In between Hamamatsucho and Tokyo you've got: Hamamatsucho - Souzouji - a big temple 15 mins walk from Hamamatsucho station. (good coffee shop along the way as well if you're dying for some quality coffee - a rarity in Japan! ) Ginza Get off at either Shinbashi or Yurakucho and its a short walk. Ginza's night neon is pretty cool. If you're a foodie, go down to the basements of the department stores such as Matsuzakaya and Mitsukoshi, and check out how the Japanese do virtually every kind of food. Also I would definitely recommend some belgian chocolate sampling while you're there Yurakucho Bic Camera is a one stop shop for all electronic needs (and more - i.e. sporting equipment, alcohol etc etc - pretty cheap). The Imperial Palace is not far from here as well - dump ur stuff in a locker and head over there. There's some cool views of the sky scraper district (sky scraper by Aussie standards anyway ) The Narita Express will leave from Tokyo on the 1/2 hr so just be sure to judge ur timing. http://www.jreast.co.jp/e/nex/to_narita.html If you have time and wanted to see some markets, head 3 stops past Tokyo on the Yamanote line and get off at Okachimachi. Theres a cool little market section called Ameyokocho which is right under / next to the train tracks. Lots of clothes, Japanese foods, CDs. Great little section of Tokyo.. Good luck! Link to post Share on other sites
John Deere 0 Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 Careful checking straight through.....we checked straight throught to Sapporo in Sydney last year (the check in lady was adamant that we could do it!) We left Narita without our bags, got to our hotel in haneda and then got a message saying our bags were waiting for us to go through customs at Narita....a real pain.....may not happen on the way back though as they wont have to go through customs, but they would have to transport your bags between airports...that means $$$$$.....be sure that they can do it!!! Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 wow! Sydney -> Melbourne -> Sapporo = 25hrs Sydney -> Tokyo -> Sapporo = 15hrs wow! You people are keen. Link to post Share on other sites
farquah 0 Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 Wouldn`t take the Narita Express, its three times the price and about 10 mins quicker. Keisei Skyliner or Limited express from Ueno or Nippori is far better. Thats the way I do it nearly every week for work Link to post Share on other sites
number9 0 Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 For tourists though, the Limousine bus might be the easiest and most sure way to go between Narita, Tokyo downtowns, and Haneda. http://www.limousinebus.co.jp/e/index.html Why risk getting lost just to save $20 when your time is absolutely precious. The orange bus sign is unmistakable when you exit baggage claim/customs. Link to post Share on other sites
podlet 0 Posted January 12, 2007 Author Share Posted January 12, 2007 Thanks longboardsk8man and everyone, yet again I've been told by a few people at work that checking through from Sapporo straight through to Sydney on JAL shouldn't be a problem, but I will call before i leave here and check in Sapporo etc. My flight times are Syd-Osaka 9.5hrs Tokyo-Syd 10 hours Both are direct flights, no stop overs. Link to post Share on other sites
skichic 0 Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 Pods I had to collect my luggage after the Sapporo-Haneda leg and then catch the limo bus to Narita. The offer was never made by JAL to send it all the way to Brissie for me. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 for that amount of flight time, you could easily get to Switzerland. Link to post Share on other sites
skidaisuki 0 Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 podlette: "so will travelling from haneda to narita take us anywhere near Tokyo metro area or around it or nowhere near it?" You have to go through the centre of Tokyo (more or less) if you travel between the two airports - Haneda's built on the bayside area of southern Tokyo and Narita is out in the centre of Chiba prefecture, well outside Tokyo to the north east. You probably won't see much on the journey, though. That depends on the route that you take. One of the lines runs undergound for much of the Tokyo part. Why not do a one night stopover? you could fit a lot into that amount of time with a little planning Link to post Share on other sites
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